CHELSEA MOVE ON IN THE EUROPA LEAGUE

Chelsea demolished Dynamo Kyiv in the second leg of the Europa League with a comfortable 5-0 victory. The major story of the game was a hat-trick for French forward Olivier Giroud who continued his good form in the competition.

The Frenchman opened the scoring as early as the 5th minute finishing a move after Loftus-Cheek prodded a corner kick from Willian to his path. He scored his second after the half-hour mark turning home from close range after meeting Marcos Alonso’s low cross.
Alonso joined the scoring in the just before the break tapping home from an assist from youngster Callum Hudson Odoi. Giroud completed his hat-trick in the 59th minute heading home from another corner from Willian.

Hudson-odoi goal in the 78th minute completed the rout in what was a display of power and dominance by the Blues in Europe. Giroud’s hat-trick was special as he scored with his right foot, left foot and a header giving him a perfect hat-trick.

The 32-year-old forward has been a bit player in the Premier League making 20 appearances with the majority from the bench. Loan signing Gonzalo Higuain has been preferred to the France international but performances like this could sway Maurizio Sarri into giving him more minutes.